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William Booth

Major William Booth

Born: 10 December 1886, Lowtown, Pudsey, Yorkshire
Died: 1 July 1916, near La Cigny, France
Major Teams: Yorkshire, England.
Known As: William Booth
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast


Test Debut: England v South Africa at Durban, 1st Test, 1913/14
Last Test:
England v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 5th Test, 1913/14

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1914

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    2    2   0    46   32   23.00   0   0    0   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              52      8   130    7  18.57  4-49    0   0  44.5  2.50

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1908 - 1914)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  162  243  39  4753  210   23.29   2  21  120   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             25189 11953  603  19.82  8-47   43   9  41.7  2.84

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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A career that started in that rich breeding ground for cricketers, Pudsey, Yorkshire, ended in tragic circumstances in the mud of the Somme, 29 years later. William Booth was an all-rounder whose strength tended, perhaps, more towards bowling than batting, despite his double century against Worcestershire (unusually his only century). He bowled medium-fast with, as Wisden stated in their obituary, "a free natural action". He had a good break-back, but excelled in swerve, and pace off the pitch. As a batsman, he was aggressive. After honing his craft in Yorkshire league cricket, he was playing regularly for Yorkshire Seconds in 1907, and by 1909 was a regular member of the County side. In 1913 he took more wickets than any other bowler in England, and was chosen for the Players at Lord's and the tour squad for South Africa. He struggled in South Africa but took a couple of wickets in the first Test. With Barnes in stupendous form (49 wickets in the first four Tests), England barely needed any other bowlers until the fifth Test. Booth had a good match, making 32 at number 10 and taking four wickets in the South African second innings. He took 141 wickets in his final season in 1914, and it is fair to say that he was entering his prime as a bowler. A tall, handsome, engaging and popular cricketer, he was a Major in the West Yorkshires when he met his untimely death (DL 2000).

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 02:09:22 GMT


 
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